Stating that no major issue in the world is decided without New Delhi’s consultation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has changed and so has the world’s view of it.
He further said that it is in India’s nature to be ‘independent’ and because of this, New Delhi has to manage its interests with different people instead of being “someone else’s subsidiary or enterprise”.
The EAM was speaking at the Manthan: Townhall meeting in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Saturday.
“Many countries today see our weight, power, and influence. We were the 10th largest economy 10 years ago, we are the fifth largest economy…in very few years, we will be the third-largest economy. No major issue in the world is decided without some consultation with India. We have changed and the world’s view of us has changed,” Jaishankar said addressing the event.
